Holiday News

All of the holiday travel info you'll need around Dallas-Fort Worth

DART train pulling into Dallas-Fort Worth Airport.

Photo courtesy of DART

For those traveling on the holiday, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) and the Trinity Railway Express (TRE) have announced their schedules for both Christmas Day and New Year's.

If you're headed downtown or maybe an excursion to Mockingbird Station or even an expedition to Fort Worth, you're going to need this info:

Christmas Day
DART Buses and Light Rail will be operating on a Sunday schedule - but other services on Chistmas Day are a whole lot of no:

DART GoLink: No service
DART Customer Information Center, Customer Care Center and Lost and Found: Closed
TRE: No service

DART Paratransit services will operate on a Saturday schedule, but DART Mobility Management's Paratransit Call Center will be closed Friday-Sunday. Customers wishing to schedule trips by phone for any of the three days will need to do so by Thursday, December 24. But customers can now schedule, view, and cancel trips online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at www.DART.org/paratransit.

Route and schedule information can always be found by calling 214-979-1111 or at DART.org and TrinityRailwayExpress.org.

Christmas Eve
All services will be on regular schedules on Christmas Eve, December 24.

NEW YEAR'S

Schedules for Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) and the Trinity Railway Express (TRE) are as follows:

New Year's Eve
DART buses, light rail and the TRE will follow a regular weekday schedule.

New Years's Day
DART Buses and Light Rail will operate on a Sunday schedule.

But no service on the TRE.

DART GoLink: Inland Port Zone will operate on a Sunday schedule (5 am-8 am, 5 pm-8 pm), but no service in any of the other Zones.

DART Customer Care Center, Lost and Found, and Administrative Offices will all be closed.

DART's Customer Information Center will be open from 6 am-8 pm on New Year's Eve, and 8 am-5 pm on New Year's Day.

For schedule information, call 214-979-1111. DART route and schedule information is also available on DART.org and TRE information is at www.TrinityRailwayExpress.org.

Fort Worth
Trinity Metro will operate on a modified schedule for Christmas Day and New Year’s Day on January 1.

Buses, ACCESS paratransit and the ZIPZONE services in Alliance and Near Southside will run on Sunday schedules.

Trinity Railway Express and the ZIPZONE services in Crowley and Mercantile will not operate.

Customer care locations will be closed, but representatives will be available from 8 am-5 pm at 817-215-8600. Hats off to them for being available on the holidays.

TEXRail and The Dash will operate on their regular schedules.

Homeless News

Downtown Dallas homeless service Stewpot lands bigger better space

The Stewpot

It's official: The Stewpot, a community program that serves the homeless, has a new home. According to a release, First Presbyterian Church of Dallas — the organization that oversees the Stewpot — has acquired the CitySquare Community Center building at 1610 S. Malcolm X Blvd. where the StewPot will soon reside.

“This new facility will allow us to better deliver our programs and continue to support the 12,000 people served annually by CitySquare’s Neighbor Resource Center and Food Pantry programs,” said Brenda Snitzer, executive director of The Stewpot.

The Stewpot is a community ministry of First Presbyterian Church of Dallas. Established in 1975, it began with a concerned group of church members who started preparing lunch for the congregation's homeless and hungry neighbors.

It serves those experiencing homelessness and poverty. Its programs have tripled in size in recent years, and the ministry has outgrown its current space at 1835 Young St. across from the church.

When CitySquare announced earlier this year that it would cease operations and sell its property by the end of the year, First Presbyterian leaped in to make a bid on the space. Members voted on Sunday, December 8 to approve the acquisition. The closing is scheduled for Friday, December 13. The Stewpot will begin moving into the new space later this month.

As a part of the acquisition, The Stewpot will continue two of CitySquare’s core programs: its Food Pantry and its Neighbor Resource Center, which helps people with housing options, SNAP, WIC, healthcare, financial assistance, and mental health services.

The property is a mile from The Stewpot’s current facility on Young Street, across the street from the church. With this acquisition, The Stewpot will move its operations and offices, while continuing to serve more than 1,000 meals daily at The Bridge downtown.

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